Created by the late Janet Chusmir when she was the Camera's publisher and presented since 1985, the prestigious Pacesetter Awards recognize people who have made significant contributions to the community in the areas such as arts and entertainment, business, community service, education, health and medicine, the environment and quality of life.

In 1999, then executive editor and publisher Colleen Conant opened the event to the public. The following year, she added a "youth" category. Conant was presented with the first "Luminary Award" in 2004. Laurence "Laurie" Paddock, longtime Camera editor and who was instrumental in ensuring the Pacesetter Awards continue to this day, was only the second recipient of that honor in 2014.

Amy Stewart McIntosh and her husband, Randy McIntosh, perform a song — believed a Pacesetter first — as part of their acceptance speech in receiving the Pacesetter Award for arts and entertainment in 2011. The couple founded the Kutandara Center in Boulder in 1999. (Marty Caivano / Staff Photographer)

Worthy citizens are nominated by the public for Pacesetter Awards. Winners are selected by the prior year's Pacesetter class. The Camera will honor the 2015 Pacesetters at a luncheon this fall. For a nomination form, contact Jill Stravolemos at jill@dailycamera.com

1985

Bruce Alexander — Business

William Cohen — Arts/Entertainment

Ruth Correll — Community Service

Dan Culberson — Arts/Entertainment

Marcia Lattanzi-Licht — Community Service

Brenda Lyle — Community Service

Phyllis Perry — Community Service

Dr. Charles Scoggin — Community Service

Ray Tallman — Community Service

1986

Giora Bernstein — Arts/Entertainment

Pete Grogan — Environment

Naomi Grothjan — Education

Randy Gunnoe — Community Service

G. Dale Meyer — Business

Walter Orr Roberts — Science/Medicine

1987

Mark Addison — Arts/Entertainment

Alexander Bracken — Business

Sheryl Freeman — Education

Phoebe Norton — Science/Medicine

Brenda Lyle, head of the San Juan Learning Center, was honored with the Pacesetter Award in community service in 1985, the first year the awards were presented. (Camera file)